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grant when he became president but he signed things u.s. grand. i don't know if there is a memory of my own childhood that grew me to grant but in the neighborhood i grew up in, in portland, ore. there was a public park and the sign on the public park was u.s. grant park. for the longest time i thought this was the federally owned park granted to the city for some reason or other. that is part of the answer. the other answer is i had a hard time convincing the people who designed the dust jacket to get all the words on there that are already on their. the man who -- "the man who saved the union," ulysses grant, the man who saved the union war and peace is a lot of words and especially with a photograph. i didn't want to push things. one last thing. ulysses grant sort of rolls off the tongue. add an s, ulysses s. grant, it really wasn't an oversight. it was by design. >> a more substantive question about the title. it is called "the man who saved the union". i get that, he was the general who turned the tide of the civil war, saving the union but w
grant when he became president but he signed things u.s. grand. i don't know if there is a memory of my own childhood that grew me to grant but in the neighborhood i grew up in, in portland, ore. there was a public park and the sign on the public park was u.s. grant park. for the longest time i thought this was the federally owned park granted to the city for some reason or other. that is part of the answer. the other answer is i had a hard time convincing the people who designed the dust...
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one of the very clear parallels between the u.s. today in the u.s. in the early 1930's leaving -- leading up to the repeal the prohibition was the need for tax revenue. it was the depression that ended prohibition as much as anything else because with 25 percent unemployment, capital gains taxes to not exist any longer. there were no capital gains between 1929 and 1933. the government is broke. where can we get some revenue? people recalled that before prohibition and the income tax amendments of 1913, as much as 40% of federal revenue came from the tax on alcoholic beverages. today, no one seems to want to pay taxes. no one wants to legislate taxes. people want something, they can purchase it and the state or federal government are both will benefit as a result. we are in a double parallel. >> one point of departure -- there is a key difference between a lot and marijuana. one has a certain cultural tradition that transcends a generation. marijuana perhaps not the same tradition. what lessons can we draw? but i think you're right. alcohol was an int
one of the very clear parallels between the u.s. today in the u.s. in the early 1930's leaving -- leading up to the repeal the prohibition was the need for tax revenue. it was the depression that ended prohibition as much as anything else because with 25 percent unemployment, capital gains taxes to not exist any longer. there were no capital gains between 1929 and 1933. the government is broke. where can we get some revenue? people recalled that before prohibition and the income tax amendments...
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so what should the u.s. do now? does the u.s. put more pressure on morsi to make sure that he does what he needs to do to maintain the peace treaty between israel and hamas? what do they do? >> well, obviously, i think right now we're putting pressure on. at the end of the day, human rights has to be a basic principle in our foreign policy, and it has to be a basic principle in foreign aid because you and i both know the fact that a leader is willing to cooperate with the west, to, to try to diffuse the situation in the middle east, is also going to be a policy and so, the u.s. is stuck with the balancing act in which the most important thing is may do in the long run is give rhetorical support, at least, and information and communications to the people in egypt so they know what's going on and they're in a position in this modern day to express their rights. i mean, they fought a revolution against a despotic government and it would be a sad thing for them to having done that, and having had a democratic election, and end up in
so what should the u.s. do now? does the u.s. put more pressure on morsi to make sure that he does what he needs to do to maintain the peace treaty between israel and hamas? what do they do? >> well, obviously, i think right now we're putting pressure on. at the end of the day, human rights has to be a basic principle in our foreign policy, and it has to be a basic principle in foreign aid because you and i both know the fact that a leader is willing to cooperate with the west, to, to try...
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later, supreme court justice anthony kennedy talks about preserving the u.s. constitution. coming up next, it is "washington journal" with james martin. he will talk about health care and older americans. that will be followed by a campaign to fix the national debt. a little bit later, we will talk ou
later, supreme court justice anthony kennedy talks about preserving the u.s. constitution. coming up next, it is "washington journal" with james martin. he will talk about health care and older americans. that will be followed by a campaign to fix the national debt. a little bit later, we will talk ou
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the so-called "black friday" shopping frenzy in the u.s. began in earnest today, and in some cases, it got started last night, before thanksgiving was even over. some shoppers had been searching for bargains all night long. >> we started at about 10:00 p.m., and we've been going ever since. >> we go like out, like, 12:00 a.m. or 1:00 a.m. and really save a lot of money. >> sreenivasan: others were simply following a holiday tradition. >> i didn't come crazy early when it was mobbed, so i don't necessarily get the best deal on everything, but it's just getting out and seeing everybody and having fun. >> sreenivasan: across the country, many began their holiday shopping late thursday evening, as big box stores like target, walmart and toys "r" us opened hours before midnight, blurring the line between black friday and thanksgiving day. >> it's almost been like an arms race. first, it was 8:00, then 7:00, then 6:00, then 4:00 in the morning, then midnight. but we have to be responsive to the competitive environment. >> sreenivasan: retailers r
the so-called "black friday" shopping frenzy in the u.s. began in earnest today, and in some cases, it got started last night, before thanksgiving was even over. some shoppers had been searching for bargains all night long. >> we started at about 10:00 p.m., and we've been going ever since. >> we go like out, like, 12:00 a.m. or 1:00 a.m. and really save a lot of money. >> sreenivasan: others were simply following a holiday tradition. >> i didn't come crazy...
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breaking of foreign regulation, a law in india they were accused of breaking and penalized and the u.s. for breaking a law in india does the kind of stories we write about. >> how come we haven't heard about that before? >> some of them you have. one of them is the case of a couple selling bunnies in a little town in missouri. there were fined $90,000 for having the wrong permit. the government said, hey, you can pay on our website, $90,000. if you don't take in 30 days 00s over $3 million. this is the kind of stuff that your government is doing to bully people demand we, frankly, think it needs to stop. they did the same with compass getting people's land insane, you can build on it because it's a wet land even though there is no water or stream or pond on the land. >> as a senator what can you do to change policy? >> we have looked as some of these things, and we know constructive legislation to try to fix them. like on the wetlands we save, the clean water act says you cannot discharge pollutants into navigable waters. i don't have any problem with that, but your backyard is not ine
breaking of foreign regulation, a law in india they were accused of breaking and penalized and the u.s. for breaking a law in india does the kind of stories we write about. >> how come we haven't heard about that before? >> some of them you have. one of them is the case of a couple selling bunnies in a little town in missouri. there were fined $90,000 for having the wrong permit. the government said, hey, you can pay on our website, $90,000. if you don't take in 30 days 00s over $3...
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the u.s. would not criticize him or do anything major to stop this power grab, i think we'll have to find out in the next few days. the timing is not coincidental. you can bet on that. >> heather: coming up the latest reaction from the white house to the turmoil in egypt. we will have a live report from washington. >> gregg: new signs of tough challenges ahead for gaza. number two leader of hamas now saying the group will not stop arming itself. a commented suggesting that indirect negotiations on the border deal could be very difficult. in the meantime, life at the gaza strip returning to normal after the week long strikes. tens of those of children heading back to school. cease-fire appears to be holding. conner powell with more on that. >> reporter: this is still fragile cease-fire. it is important to point out that the cease-fire is holding but still massive challenges has to be dealt with. israel and hamas will send representatives to cairo to continue negotiations through the mediators.
the u.s. would not criticize him or do anything major to stop this power grab, i think we'll have to find out in the next few days. the timing is not coincidental. you can bet on that. >> heather: coming up the latest reaction from the white house to the turmoil in egypt. we will have a live report from washington. >> gregg: new signs of tough challenges ahead for gaza. number two leader of hamas now saying the group will not stop arming itself. a commented suggesting that indirect...
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the u.s. army as a general. we are a leader, an officer, a warrier, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. she serves as in wisconsin, wisconsin been her home. she has served as a deputy chief of army reserve. these three women are one more demonstration of the changing face of the united states military and the changing face of our society. i honestly believe and not just because i am the father of daughters and granddaughters, the 21st century will be the century of women. general anderson. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate that a standing ovation before i said anything. i appreciate that. i also want to thank and i am very honored to be part of this discussion we are having, the conversation of a community about our transitioning service members. i am going to talk to in the next few minutes about what i know best -- what we are doing in the army reserve for our soldiers. we stayed. we also have more join us. you may not realize this, but the army reserve has over 200,000 citizens soldier
the u.s. army as a general. we are a leader, an officer, a warrier, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. she serves as in wisconsin, wisconsin been her home. she has served as a deputy chief of army reserve. these three women are one more demonstration of the changing face of the united states military and the changing face of our society. i honestly believe and not just because i am the father of daughters and granddaughters, the 21st century will be the century of women. general anderson....
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the u.s. were to go to legalization, are we going to get ourselves but the trouble with any international organization or treaties we have signed? >> i did not know much about the treaty arrangement that the regulation drug distribution but i did read an interesting article that said the greatest loser when it came to the legalization of marijuana in the state's where the drug growers in mexico. that is not a treaty arrangement but obviously an economic arrangement that may have some political ramifications beyond just drugs. >> the prohibition counterpart to that, i enormous amount of liquor came in from the u.k. directly to the bahamas. nasa was a town of 700 people before prohibition -- nassau was a town of 700 people before prohibition di. the colonial secretary of the u.k. at that time was winston churchill. we can imagine what he thought about prohibition. he called that a front to the entire history of mankind. . >> if you could talk a little bit about the importance of studying constit
the u.s. were to go to legalization, are we going to get ourselves but the trouble with any international organization or treaties we have signed? >> i did not know much about the treaty arrangement that the regulation drug distribution but i did read an interesting article that said the greatest loser when it came to the legalization of marijuana in the state's where the drug growers in mexico. that is not a treaty arrangement but obviously an economic arrangement that may have some...
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i'm also a high school u.s. history teacher and my concerns the issue of secession. i've always found it interesting that the issue is apparently an open question at the time of the civil war. new england and the west for certain secession before the south actually did it. is there anything in historical record of the federalist papers that addresses whether the state could withdraw from the union after they ratified the constitution? >> guest: certainly not to my knowledge in the federalist papers. i think that when you go back and look, they were talking about creating a more perfect union. so when one thinks about a perfect union, one does not think about it being divisible. of course this issue is not settled in a constitutional until after the civil war, a case that is not as famous as some supreme court decisions. i believe it's either texas versus white or white versus texas, related to some bombs held that the state of texas. and that, solomon chase who had been in the lincoln at and is now is now the chief justice breaks definitively that no constitutional r
i'm also a high school u.s. history teacher and my concerns the issue of secession. i've always found it interesting that the issue is apparently an open question at the time of the civil war. new england and the west for certain secession before the south actually did it. is there anything in historical record of the federalist papers that addresses whether the state could withdraw from the union after they ratified the constitution? >> guest: certainly not to my knowledge in the...